Of course, whether you want to snack with the Downy Woodpecker might depend on how much you like meal worms mixed with beef suit and sunflower seeds for dinner. If that’s not your idea of a tasty treat, maybe you… Read More ›
Woodpeckers
SHARING MY WORLD: OUCH!
Is every piece of truth worth telling? (Credit to the magnificent Cyranny for this one) This is one of those things that annoys me when I see it as part of a story plot. Goofus (male/female) has an affair. It is brief… Read More ›
ALL FINCHES HAVE WHITE FEATHERS
BIRD WEEKLY – PHOTO CHALLENGE – BIRDS WITH WHITE FEATHERS There’s at least a bar of white on almost every bird’s feathery coat. I guess that gives me a many choices.
FUN FOTOS OF BARKING TREES?
CFFC: Bark – Tree Bark or Dog Bark I know our trees don’t really bark, unless one is full of birds who are hungry. Then they don’t so much bark as squawk! I think we are lucky the trees can’t bark…. Read More ›
BIRDS IN MY BACKYARD
We live in a very birdy environment. It makes taking pictures a real joy. I put together a gallery of birds I see regularly in my woods or at the feeders. At this point, I have hundreds — possibly thousands… Read More ›
“D”-TITLED BIRDS IN MY BACKYARD
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – BIRDS STARTING WITH “D” I don’t know how many birds we have whose names start with D, but I’m going to look. I already found my Downy Woodpecker! But what else remains for me to… Read More ›
I GUESS IT’S WINTER AFTER ALL
Last winter was warm and we got barely any snow at all. The previous winter (2018) was not quite as warm, but we only got a bit of snow. So imagine our surprise when a predicted snowstorm turned into a… Read More ›
UPPER CRUSTS
UPPER CRUST AS THE BIRD FLIES Alas, I have bread, but not square. And so I think we shall return to the birds … feathered birds this time.
SQUARELY IN THE SNOW
Squaring Up for the Photograph So I was sitting in the living room gazing out the window and I realized “Hey, wait a minute. That looks like snow!” Sure enough. Snow. Since Garry already had his shoes and coat on,… Read More ›
IF THERE’S MOSS ON THE ROOF, YOU NEED A NEW ROOF
The Moss is Uppermost One of the first important things I learned about moss is should you find it growing on your roof, you need a new roof. After that, we learned we needed siding, fencing, drainage, a sump and a… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING – WHAT A TIME!
Share Your World 1-19-2021 Since last week, I don’t think I can even begin to describe what is and has been going on. We had an attempted coup by our Shining Orange Star, the fastest impeachment ever, making 45 the… Read More ›
OH WOW LOOK AT THAT BIRD! – PILEATED WOODPECKER
Home of the “Oh Wow!” birds The big Pileated Woodpecker is hard to find unless you live in the woods. We live in the woods and sightings of birds like this make all the other problems worthwhile. I saw this… Read More ›